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what does that tell us about u.s. policy? >> is sometimes data base will be put into place are a policy will be put into effect and even if things should be reconsidered, the estrangement are not necessarily made all the time because of the bureaucratic inertia, and we can do it and achieve anything we want. >> you write very graphically about the reality of war. are americans insulated from that? >> yes, in the u.s., the war is very sanitized. especially more than 11 years after the war began, the american people have grown weary about it. what the troops go through, what the families go through, and for that purpose, i would not be gratuitously graphic but descriptive of what exactly happens. >> it sounds like the u.s. presence is going and at the end of 2014. >> not really. during the campaign, the way obama and by and talk about the war, he says we will be out of there by 2014. combat troops will be gone, we will be withdrawing the combat troops. it is probably still we have -- we will probably still have counter-terroris
what does that tell us about u.s. policy? >> is sometimes data base will be put into place are a policy will be put into effect and even if things should be reconsidered, the estrangement are not necessarily made all the time because of the bureaucratic inertia, and we can do it and achieve anything we want. >> you write very graphically about the reality of war. are americans insulated from that? >> yes, in the u.s., the war is very sanitized. especially more than 11 years...
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the top seven states in the u.s. with the lowest unemployment are among the 23 current right to work states. >> when you look at the issue, it's really about being pro-choice for workers. giving them the opportunity to have the freedom to choose. it's about the job creation. >> republicans have a majority in the house and the senate. >> tab democratic leadership agrees nothing will stop michigan, cradle of organized labor and birthplace of the united auto workers from becoming a right to work state. all opponents can do is let their anger be heard. >> ladies and gentlemen, the governor of michigan a greedy nerd and a weak geek. we're not going to take it anymore. >> bob king, president of the auto workers was vague when pressed on what the next move will be for the unions and the democrats in michigan. it's clear they want to explore the legal options and throw the channels at this law in court. they want to set the sights on the next election. >> bret: big news. mike tobin live in lansing. thank you. president obama
the top seven states in the u.s. with the lowest unemployment are among the 23 current right to work states. >> when you look at the issue, it's really about being pro-choice for workers. giving them the opportunity to have the freedom to choose. it's about the job creation. >> republicans have a majority in the house and the senate. >> tab democratic leadership agrees nothing will stop michigan, cradle of organized labor and birthplace of the united auto workers from becoming...
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a senior u.s. official telling fox news the chemical weapons have been locked and loaded into aiaerial bombs. if the gas is discharged, it will only take one minute to kill tens of thousands of people, just one minute. there's nothing the u.s. military or any military can do to help them once it's been released. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest. jennifer? >> reporter: according to a source i spoke to moments ago, the sarin gas could be deliverable in civil ways, but it's believed t to have been placed in fracture i can'table s that can be dropped from planes. according to the source, they think it's in aerosol form. the u.s. military is making contingency plans should assad leave suddenly. there are indications that various middle eastern countries are trying to find a place to give assad asylum according to diplomatic sources. as you mentioned, senior u.s. official also told fox earlier today that the sarin had been mixed and had been weaponized and that tha
a senior u.s. official telling fox news the chemical weapons have been locked and loaded into aiaerial bombs. if the gas is discharged, it will only take one minute to kill tens of thousands of people, just one minute. there's nothing the u.s. military or any military can do to help them once it's been released. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest. jennifer? >> reporter: according to a source i spoke to moments ago, the sarin gas could be deliverable...
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after the opposition received another boost this week when their diplomatic status was graded by a u.s. led group of nations who also donated more than one hundred million dollars to the assad count meanwhile nato is deploying surface to air missiles and troops to neighboring turkey on current request and they reinforcements from its allies after a series of course border exchanges of fire with syria alliance officials now claim this year and government has begun using ballistic missiles against the rebels something denied by damascus. trick on takes a closer look at who's fighting against assad. they call themselves martyrs god and all those you see around you are the fighters you see are living martyrs and the living martyr has already sacrificed a soul for this country. syrian rebels say they will stop at nothing to defeat us. some of them are so proud of their deeds that they post them on the web including the execution of prisoners. or having a child behead a man who was presumably an assault supporter atrocities are committed on all fronts during syria's bloody civil war accordin
after the opposition received another boost this week when their diplomatic status was graded by a u.s. led group of nations who also donated more than one hundred million dollars to the assad count meanwhile nato is deploying surface to air missiles and troops to neighboring turkey on current request and they reinforcements from its allies after a series of course border exchanges of fire with syria alliance officials now claim this year and government has begun using ballistic missiles...
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while the u.s. government finances huge deficit maxon stacy a haitian discuss the so-called hollywood accountant schemes the policy even more pressure on the economy here's a quick preview of the full kaiser report coming up later today. burgeoning as. that these are monies that are for pensions for police nurses you know hospital workers farman and this money that is taken out of their paycheck every week is put into these retirement funds and then the state intercedes they collateralized those funds back a bond which i'm sure the rating agencies moody's picture s. and p. of course i'm sure they gave a good rating and then the hollywood people came in and stole that money and then those people lose their pension accounts and you know one of the things in america that's really one of the greatest tragedies is how the firemen the policemen the workers the teachers the people who actually work for a living not steal money like on wall street are basically financially raped every single day by these pe
while the u.s. government finances huge deficit maxon stacy a haitian discuss the so-called hollywood accountant schemes the policy even more pressure on the economy here's a quick preview of the full kaiser report coming up later today. burgeoning as. that these are monies that are for pensions for police nurses you know hospital workers farman and this money that is taken out of their paycheck every week is put into these retirement funds and then the state intercedes they collateralized...
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these are your headlines for friday december seventh two thousand well it's jobs day u.s. jobs numbers for november came in better than expected with the b.l.s. report showing one hundred forty six thousand jobs were added much more than expected and the unemployment rate fell to seven point seven percent but why did the rate went down because more people left the labor force and when you look at the lack of exciting increases in wages that also comes out in this report what should we really make of it all and what does it portend for housing which our guest barry habib mortgage exact thinks has been a bright spot for the economy we'll hear from a plus brace yourself the f one c meets next week and some are forecasting the fed may announce more bond purchases after they do so so what is the antidote to unhinge money printing and centrally planned price fixing could gold play a role john butler is here to counter some claims we heard on this show earlier in the week and our trip down memory lane with author kevin phillips on his account of seven hundred seventy five lead to
these are your headlines for friday december seventh two thousand well it's jobs day u.s. jobs numbers for november came in better than expected with the b.l.s. report showing one hundred forty six thousand jobs were added much more than expected and the unemployment rate fell to seven point seven percent but why did the rate went down because more people left the labor force and when you look at the lack of exciting increases in wages that also comes out in this report what should we really...
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the u.s. has so far remained silent on egypt's draft constitution even though it's being criticised for undermining basic freedoms the geopolitical analyst with him and says that washington is secretly supporting the muslim brotherhood to turn egypt into an islamic dictatorship if you have the brotherhood which is being supported by the state department in the obama administration as it has an analogous to create a if you will an islamic dictatorship in egypt but they're pushing a block a gender a secret agenda much much like. masonry organization the secret societies where the triads of the the. they were pushing an agenda on the population and the population rightly so much was gone and i think this is the coptic christian groups are threatened if the book brotherhood gets its constitution and imposing sharia law for. other groups of muslims for example salafi places of worship are under attack in egypt and likely will be increasing its will and this is probably one of the most major. intell
the u.s. has so far remained silent on egypt's draft constitution even though it's being criticised for undermining basic freedoms the geopolitical analyst with him and says that washington is secretly supporting the muslim brotherhood to turn egypt into an islamic dictatorship if you have the brotherhood which is being supported by the state department in the obama administration as it has an analogous to create a if you will an islamic dictatorship in egypt but they're pushing a block a...
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has been seen from the u.s. state department chief of stuff lawrence wilkinson who was behind the report laying out the case for the iraq war we all assembled what he thinks is next with syria and how justifiable the fears are about the chemical arsenal. i would be highly skeptical of any intelligence rendered by the one hundred forty plus billion dollar us intelligence community as to weapons of mass destruction in the possession of another country period i am not violating any great confidence or any great vision in the intelligence community to tell you that we've known for years years that syria has chemical weapons stockpiles just as iraq had chemical weapons stockpiles for a while but the fact that president assad would be moving them around and preparing them for use against his own citizens within his own territory i frankly find for fosters i think that if we were to intervene in a substantial way that is to say we were to put troops on the ground marines soldiers and so forth and we were to do in syria
has been seen from the u.s. state department chief of stuff lawrence wilkinson who was behind the report laying out the case for the iraq war we all assembled what he thinks is next with syria and how justifiable the fears are about the chemical arsenal. i would be highly skeptical of any intelligence rendered by the one hundred forty plus billion dollar us intelligence community as to weapons of mass destruction in the possession of another country period i am not violating any great...
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u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles what possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line how does america the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged plans citing secret intelligence for fox news confirms that syrian troops now have the deadly nerve agent sarin gas weaponized and at the ready the syrian government flatly denied the possibility saying it would not use such weapons against its people. we would not commit suicide we feel there's a conspiracy to provide a pretext for any subsequent interventions in syria by these countries during creasing pressure on syria the syrian governm
u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles what possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line how does america the media quickly...
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dozens of u.s. national security professionals have published a report suggesting that america should ease sanctions on iran from the pending experts that it was also signed by a number of former u.s. foreign policy makers and looking generals latest round of economic sanctions against iran was implemented less than two weeks ago washington and its allies impose the restrictions in an attempt to nuclear program which tehran maintains is peaceful. and a taliban attack on a police station has left at least eight people dead in pakistan's northwestern city of bonn the details of how the assault on folded on one player according to some reports insurgents fired rockets at the gate and then bombarded the station with grenades. situated on the edge of pakistan's restive tribal belt plagued the insurgency and often targeted by on the missions. well the militant group hamas will not give up an inch of palestinian territories that's according to the organizations a political leader. speaking on the last day
dozens of u.s. national security professionals have published a report suggesting that america should ease sanctions on iran from the pending experts that it was also signed by a number of former u.s. foreign policy makers and looking generals latest round of economic sanctions against iran was implemented less than two weeks ago washington and its allies impose the restrictions in an attempt to nuclear program which tehran maintains is peaceful. and a taliban attack on a police station has...
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well i say it's very important when the u.s. calls these certain expansions illegal when they call them counterproductive we should be using the word illegal because that's very clearly what this act is a fervor free found. to be built illegally occupied palestinian territory and this is a obstacle to peace if we're serious about a two state solution and if we're serious about moving towards that. there's no way that this third of a sudden expansion can be seen as in any way a move towards getting back on the table and moving towards the peace talks that both sides desperately need to see the to see the peace if that's the case then what future do you see for negotiations on a two state solution with this continuing open occupation of what palestinians claim is their land so i can just repeat my question yes or what future do you think there is then for two state solution with this continuing occupation. well clearly i believe that we're further away from a two state solution than we've ever been before but this isn't to say tha
well i say it's very important when the u.s. calls these certain expansions illegal when they call them counterproductive we should be using the word illegal because that's very clearly what this act is a fervor free found. to be built illegally occupied palestinian territory and this is a obstacle to peace if we're serious about a two state solution and if we're serious about moving towards that. there's no way that this third of a sudden expansion can be seen as in any way a move towards...
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>>reporter: they are u.s. manufactured but will be supplied to turkey pending the relevant approval from the parliament in question expect bid germany and the netherlands. turkey will receive several of the models which is designed to intercept incoming missiles and several hundred nato troops will be deployed to separate them and will be under the command of nato supreme allied commander in europe. any deployment will be defensive only. it will in no way support a in fly zone or any offensive operation. >> syria possessions missiles. we know they have the chemical weapons. of course, they also would have to be included in our calculations. this is will the reason why it is a matter of urgency to ensure effective defensive protection of our ally, turkey. >>reporter: these missile batteries will be programmed only to intercept missiles coming from syria which will be in operation in a few weeks. >>shepard: the syrian president is being wanted not to use the weapons but are there signs he could be getting the me
>>reporter: they are u.s. manufactured but will be supplied to turkey pending the relevant approval from the parliament in question expect bid germany and the netherlands. turkey will receive several of the models which is designed to intercept incoming missiles and several hundred nato troops will be deployed to separate them and will be under the command of nato supreme allied commander in europe. any deployment will be defensive only. it will in no way support a in fly zone or any...
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dozens of u.s. national security professionals have published a report suggesting that america should ease sanctions on iran apart from independent experts the paper was also signed by a number of former us foreign policy makers and military generals the latest round of economics. sanctions against iran was implemented less than two weeks ago washington and salads and policy restrictions and an attempt to curb everyone's nuclear program which tehran maintains is peaceful. our weekly sports update with kate part ranch is on the way after a short break stay with us. an artist was arrested for putting up posters critical of drone usage all over new york city the poster show a menacing drone shooting a missile at innocent children with the words drones protection when you least expect it written at the bottom these posters definitely reflect a lot of americans fears that a big brother skynet will completely eliminate the very concept of privacy and free speech so to prove that americans live in a free c
dozens of u.s. national security professionals have published a report suggesting that america should ease sanctions on iran apart from independent experts the paper was also signed by a number of former us foreign policy makers and military generals the latest round of economics. sanctions against iran was implemented less than two weeks ago washington and salads and policy restrictions and an attempt to curb everyone's nuclear program which tehran maintains is peaceful. our weekly sports...
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by doing so the u.s. has created something of a paradox forcing iraq to prevent iran from dealing with syria by bringing up this issue of so-called weapons applied to just another way to pressure the baghdad regime united states feel that it's not invested blood and treasure in terms of overthrowing saddam hussein that it has the right if not the obligation to then order the internal affairs of the baghdad regime obviously. objects to this kind of approach and i daresay that the iraqi people object to that approach as well the names u.s. officials have complained that baghdad is not doing enough to cooperate with washington's demands since september iraq has only managed to allegedly inspect two iranian planes baghdad does not have an air force and grounding planes is proving too costly as they must be refueled after each check recently iraq made it clear that it is not willing to march to the beat of america's drum in an interview with the new york times iraq's minister of transportation said quote we ar
by doing so the u.s. has created something of a paradox forcing iraq to prevent iran from dealing with syria by bringing up this issue of so-called weapons applied to just another way to pressure the baghdad regime united states feel that it's not invested blood and treasure in terms of overthrowing saddam hussein that it has the right if not the obligation to then order the internal affairs of the baghdad regime obviously. objects to this kind of approach and i daresay that the iraqi people...
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in the u.s. hits back at israel authorizing thousands of new settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded diplomatic status. around the world around the clock this is. the islamist opposition in kuwait is boycotting saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff for the country's unelected leaders the u.s. backed more like he's accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll. is in the gulf state with more. uncertainty is one way to describe the mood here in way today as the highly controversial parliamentary elections kick off now the opposition has refused to back down from a boycott of the voting in protest of what it sees as a move towards authoritarianism opposition not to say that this is an attempt to produce a more compliant parliament that will allow the government to pass laws without appropriate oversight from the legislature thousands a few leaders have taken to the streets in a largely peaceful protest march to exp
in the u.s. hits back at israel authorizing thousands of new settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded diplomatic status. around the world around the clock this is. the islamist opposition in kuwait is boycotting saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff for the country's unelected leaders the u.s. backed more like he's accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll. is in the gulf state with more. uncertainty is one...
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around ten thousand americans die in gun violence every year the gun murder rate in the u.s. is almost twenty times higher than in the next twenty two richest and most populous nations combined. we have three hundred million guns in america but also the population of three hundred million people so it's one gun per person and more guns are actually the solution to deterring shootings of any trial and it would have this problem in the first place the gun adam lanza used to kill twenty young children and six adults at the sandy hook elementary school was an a r fifteen semiautomatic rifle it's a military style rifle that can shoot hundreds of rounds at a record speed it belongs to adams mother who he also murdered nancy lanza a teacher at the same elementary school owned six guns numerous types of assault weapons are readily available for purchase in the u.s. at gun stores at gun shows and online after the newtown tragedy many americans are calling for change again. make it inherently make it worth something. because you can't create previous meaningful attempts to change a wal
around ten thousand americans die in gun violence every year the gun murder rate in the u.s. is almost twenty times higher than in the next twenty two richest and most populous nations combined. we have three hundred million guns in america but also the population of three hundred million people so it's one gun per person and more guns are actually the solution to deterring shootings of any trial and it would have this problem in the first place the gun adam lanza used to kill twenty young...
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♪ >> a bomb threat at a u.s. church just hours before president obama joins mourners in connecticut. ♪ the church was evacuated as heavily armed security forces moved in. hello, there. coming up -- the french foreign minister calls time on the syrian president. outside damascus, french forces killed 25 people in a palestinian territory. the japanese conservative party crushed its components. the website that reveals how heavily london was bombed in world war ii. hello, there, thank you for joining us. heavily armed police have evacuate a church where mourners had gathered in the wake of u.s. school shootings. they searched the house next door after receiving a bomb threat. president barack obama is preparing to travel to a new town to console the grieving relatives of the 27 victims. joan is live for us in new town. what do we know about this threat that the >> i am not sure that i would make that much of it. i am afraid to say that bomb threats are a way of life in this country. when there is a major national
♪ >> a bomb threat at a u.s. church just hours before president obama joins mourners in connecticut. ♪ the church was evacuated as heavily armed security forces moved in. hello, there. coming up -- the french foreign minister calls time on the syrian president. outside damascus, french forces killed 25 people in a palestinian territory. the japanese conservative party crushed its components. the website that reveals how heavily london was bombed in world war ii. hello, there, thank...
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the u.s. says it's a preventative measure we need to do i do everything we can to make sure these suspected enemy combatants don't return into the battlefield and because they're not charged with any crime whatsoever there is no mandatory rule that they need to be provided with legal assistance they're saying that these afghan teenagers were allowed for example to our participation in open hearings and defend themselves afghan teenagers defending themselves we have to say that most of the many of them have been released or transferred to the afghan government at this point but many do remain as well in the world's headlines angry protests have broken out across. the quibble of thirteen people and a high profile sex slave case in the capital one of those demonstrators from government buildings demanded the resignation of the judges who delivered the verdict top politicians including the country's president want to approach as suspects wage use of kidnapping a young woman and forcing her into pr
the u.s. says it's a preventative measure we need to do i do everything we can to make sure these suspected enemy combatants don't return into the battlefield and because they're not charged with any crime whatsoever there is no mandatory rule that they need to be provided with legal assistance they're saying that these afghan teenagers were allowed for example to our participation in open hearings and defend themselves afghan teenagers defending themselves we have to say that most of the many...
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our u.s. partners and their lawmakers say they are concerned about human rights in our prisons and that's fine of course but there are plenty of issues they have themselves ghraib and guantanamo where for years people have been detained without charge it's inconceivable prisoners walk around in chains like in the middle ages legalized torture inside their own country if something like that happened here it would cause an international outcry. in the us we've heard plenty of promises to close guantanamo but it's still there it's still operating maybe there is still torture going on there secret cia prisons has anyone been brought to account and they're pointing out it's our problems well thank you we're aware of that making this the ground for passing anti-abortion laws it's something absurd and we have a no way provoked such action and when you. hear putin's arrived in new delhi india on an official visit the russian leader will meet with india's prime minister and other officials to discuss c
our u.s. partners and their lawmakers say they are concerned about human rights in our prisons and that's fine of course but there are plenty of issues they have themselves ghraib and guantanamo where for years people have been detained without charge it's inconceivable prisoners walk around in chains like in the middle ages legalized torture inside their own country if something like that happened here it would cause an international outcry. in the us we've heard plenty of promises to close...
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the u.s. is preparing to send patriot missiles to turkey after nato approves a plan to defend itself against potential missile attacks from inside syria and america is also pressuring iraq to surge syria ban planes for weapons even demanding the grants pass in jets but baghdad is an enthusiastic as marine of the designer ports. as the syrian government struggles to stay in power fighting against rebels backed by the west america is also attempting to suffocate the alleged weapons flying into damascus washington accuses iran of being the key arms supplier to assad forces and to stop the transfer the u.s. is now reportedly demanding that baghdad inspect planes flying from iran over its airspace into syria and the american government for sure. many other countries this is just more. amazing thing is the government is saying that they can control flights over countries in force. force or. by doing so the u.s. has created something of a paradox forcing iraq to prevent iran from dealing with syria b
the u.s. is preparing to send patriot missiles to turkey after nato approves a plan to defend itself against potential missile attacks from inside syria and america is also pressuring iraq to surge syria ban planes for weapons even demanding the grants pass in jets but baghdad is an enthusiastic as marine of the designer ports. as the syrian government struggles to stay in power fighting against rebels backed by the west america is also attempting to suffocate the alleged weapons flying into...
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the democracy that the u.s. would like to impose upon egypt tunisia and morocco and the other countries throughout the region and even libya where what was waged last year to topple the gadhafi government is not suitable to the people inside of the region in tunisia in and out of r.t. . coming up your report on how not everyone will be able to travel home for a warm family christmas to share in a few minutes we're going to come with him you'll come we're focusing on the hidden homeless there while everyone else splashes out on ten some of the trees. but spending christmas day. through.
the democracy that the u.s. would like to impose upon egypt tunisia and morocco and the other countries throughout the region and even libya where what was waged last year to topple the gadhafi government is not suitable to the people inside of the region in tunisia in and out of r.t. . coming up your report on how not everyone will be able to travel home for a warm family christmas to share in a few minutes we're going to come with him you'll come we're focusing on the hidden homeless there...
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religious believes in ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. . in friends married morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamic dominated entire south coalition has the highest of the muslim brotherhood in cellophane and their idea of freedom for syria what. a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna has always been the main motive of people. in what's seen as a symbolic attempts to distance themselves from terrorists in syria washington has designated one of the rebel groups a terrorist organization but the same syrian opposition that the us supports welcomes the efforts of groups like al nusra the decision of considering one of the factions fighting the regime as a terrorist organization should be reconsidered. this is a demonstration of support for almost in syria with people heard chanting we are students of osama. people here in washington don't seem to understand that if you don't li
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>>> my name is chris stevens, i'm the new u.s. ambassador to libya. i had the honor to serve as the envoy to the libyan revolution and i was thrilled to watch the libyan people stand up and demand their rights. now i'm excited to return to libya to continue the great work we've started, building a solid partnership between the united states and libya to help you the libyan people achieve your goals. right now i'm in washington, preparing for my assignment. as i walk around the monuments and memorials commemorating the courageous men and women that made america what it is, i'm reminded we too went through challenging periods, when america was divided by a bitter civil war 150 years ago. president abraham lincoln had the vision to pull us together toward a shared goal of peace and prosperity. growing up in california i didn't know much about the arab world. then after graduating from the university of california at berkeley, i traveled to north africa as peace corps engineer. i worked as an english teacher in morocco two years and quickly grew to love t
>>> my name is chris stevens, i'm the new u.s. ambassador to libya. i had the honor to serve as the envoy to the libyan revolution and i was thrilled to watch the libyan people stand up and demand their rights. now i'm excited to return to libya to continue the great work we've started, building a solid partnership between the united states and libya to help you the libyan people achieve your goals. right now i'm in washington, preparing for my assignment. as i walk around the...
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what would you like to see the u.s. set their sights on? >> i would like to see the u.s. set its sights on developing the technology to go wherever we need to go. i would like to see the i.s. set its sights on developing the propulsion system that will take us where we need to go. the first step is go someplace like mars or go to an asteroid. a further step from where wehav. but we need to develop -- the technology development is the key to the whole thing. >> in the special coming up this weekend on fox, we hear astronauts talk about the experience of going to the moon. as always it sound rap sodic when they remember it. for many it was a religious experience. what was it like for you? >> it's interesting that jim irwin who flew with me on apollo 15 became an evangelist and he gave testimony about feeling the presence of god on the moon. that may be absolutely correct but i have a different take. i said if you can feel the presence of god on the moon, why can't you feel it here on earth. did you feel like you were closer to him by going to the moon. some had a religious
what would you like to see the u.s. set their sights on? >> i would like to see the u.s. set its sights on developing the technology to go wherever we need to go. i would like to see the i.s. set its sights on developing the propulsion system that will take us where we need to go. the first step is go someplace like mars or go to an asteroid. a further step from where wehav. but we need to develop -- the technology development is the key to the whole thing. >> in the special coming...
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over my shoulder here you can see the u.s. capitol building. in that building 535 elected representatives from every corner of america come together to debate the issues of the day. they are men and women from every religious, ethnic and family background. i look forward to watching libya develop equally strong institutions of government. education and healthcare are just two of the many areas where i see opportunities for close partnership between the united states and libya. i look forward to exploring those as we work together to build a free democratic prosperous libya. see you soon. >>> good afternoon, everyone. i'm an san francisco mayor ed lee. i want to welcome you from the bay area, from all over the country to san francisco's city hall. today we honor and celebrate ambassador john christopher stevens in this civic celebration of his life. i thank the stevens family for hosting this celebration here. amongst his many friends, his family, his colleagues from around the world who continue to reremember and celebrate his distinguished lif
over my shoulder here you can see the u.s. capitol building. in that building 535 elected representatives from every corner of america come together to debate the issues of the day. they are men and women from every religious, ethnic and family background. i look forward to watching libya develop equally strong institutions of government. education and healthcare are just two of the many areas where i see opportunities for close partnership between the united states and libya. i look forward to...
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question to ask during the holiday season but see here in the u.s. nearly six hundred and thirty four thousand people went homeless last year and as it turns out just a sliver of the money american spends on blinking lights bright stars and shiny presents could actually and the nation's epidemic. is she. is the way. there is only what is a waste. decoration you kidding me. imagine how much they can do for a lawyer with low income housing with that kind of money that's what people need housing is all for show us and a lot a lot of very desperate people on the streets in new york texas wherever i mean it's it really is a sad situation and i think we can all do better you know maybe sometimes people go a little overboard you know we want to we all be in the christmas spirit but i guess there's other things that you could be doing with your money six billion dollars spent just on lights and all and all that because people want to get into the spirit right and they want to forget about all the ugliness in the world and that's not right they need to rememb
question to ask during the holiday season but see here in the u.s. nearly six hundred and thirty four thousand people went homeless last year and as it turns out just a sliver of the money american spends on blinking lights bright stars and shiny presents could actually and the nation's epidemic. is she. is the way. there is only what is a waste. decoration you kidding me. imagine how much they can do for a lawyer with low income housing with that kind of money that's what people need housing...
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that's the price a u.s. marine will pay for a year in aiding on the bodies of dead taliban insurgents the marine was demoted and his pay docked after admitting to the deaths to create desecration that falls afoul of the geneva convention investigation was launched after the act was caught on video and posted on the internet political activist david swanson believes the sentence is too lenient and highlights how the u.s. military may have lost touch with the reality in afghanistan. it's absurdly low it's insultingly low but so is the charge and i mean this is someone guilty of creating corpses of killing human beings who is then prosecuted for having desecrated them after the fact this is this is the problem with our culture of violence that we that we think we're going to civilized war that if we didn't cut off the fingers and you're an aid on the bodies then it would be ok so we have a long ways to go to get into to a better legal as well as moral understanding because americans like to think that their gov
that's the price a u.s. marine will pay for a year in aiding on the bodies of dead taliban insurgents the marine was demoted and his pay docked after admitting to the deaths to create desecration that falls afoul of the geneva convention investigation was launched after the act was caught on video and posted on the internet political activist david swanson believes the sentence is too lenient and highlights how the u.s. military may have lost touch with the reality in afghanistan. it's absurdly...